PRESS RELEASE: On Monday March 19, 28-year-old Kevin B. Reid, of Hyannis, was arrested on federal charges of Enticing a Child under 18 to engage in sexual activity.

PRESS RELEASE: On Monday March 19, 28-year- old Kevin B. Reid, of Hyannis, was arrested on federal charges of Enticing a Child under 18 to engage in sexual activity. Following an investigation by members from the US Postal Inspectors, Massachusetts State Police, and the Barnstable Police Department, Mr. Reid was taken into custody without incident in Hyannis Monday afternoon.

Mr. Reid is a convicted Level 3 Sex Offender, whom is listed as a homeless resident of Hyannis. A Level 3 Sex Offender is an offender deemed by the Registry Board as most likely to re-offend. Mr. Reid is alleged to have used the internet to reach out to young girls ages 14-16 to engage in sexual conversations and photo exchanges. According to the affidavit, Mr. Reid planned on meeting some of the young girls he had meet online to have sexual relationships with them.

On Monday afternoon Mr. Reid was awaiting the arrival of two young girls, ages 14 and 16, whom he believed to be arriving via the bus. Mr. Reid had allegedly spoken with them about skipping school to travel to Cape Cod to spend the day with him and to engage in sexual activities with him. Instead of meeting the children as expected, Mr. Reid was taken into custody by law enforcement.

Mr. Reid is currently being held in federal custody and is charged with use of mail or means of interstate or foreign commerce to persuade or entice an individual under 18 years of age to engage in sexual activity. If convicted, Mr. Reid faces not less than 10 years and up to life in prison.